Amazing ......totally love the 2nd level of foundation stage! It not only helps children learn the sound of each alphabet letter but helps them learn how to spell the word that corresponds to each letter.
I'm want my daughter to speak Urdu. She goes to daycare and speaks mainly English. Everyone at home, including me, speaks English. My husband doesn't want to speak Urdu with her. How can I teach her? Sometimes, I think it will be better to go to Pakistan and enroll her in school because I feel she will never learn here. I really need some advice.
Dear Mariam, Sorry for the late reply, but I was on vacation for the past two weeks. Does your husband fear that your daughter may not end up learning English? The fact is that our children will learn English no matter what. They are exposed to multiple English speaking and learning sources hence, that will not be a problem. Therefore taking pride in teaching your own language should be the main focus. Teaching children their mother tongue is a problem that every Pakistani parent confronts when living abroad. It is a difficult task- to instill Urdu language into your child's head, but it's not impossible! I grew up abroad and from my personal experience and hordes of other parents, I can confidently say that, one is capable of teaching Urdu to children when residing away from home country. There is no easy way or shortcut to achieve something-in order to reach one's goal, some form of discipline is always required. I would recommend that, you should try to create an atmosphere at home where your child is exposed to Urdu. To begin with, you and all your family members should speak Urdu at home and encourage your daughter to speak the language as well. Try to fit in some Urdu storybook time into your daily routine-read to her short storybooks for children in Urdu during bedtime for instance. If you have Asian channels at home then let her watch the Urdu-dubbed cartoons for half an hour and last but not least get her enrolled in the online Urdu learning program!! Don't expect to see a change over night- remember, Rome was not built in a day! You will feel like cracking your head at times when your daughter replies back in English or refuses to speak Urdu, but eventually she will listen and talk, just remain persistent like you would in all other facets of life when disciplining your child. Along with the aforementioned changes, I would strongly recommend that you try the online Urdu teaching website. My daughter is enrolled in the foundation program and she absolutely loves it. Her Urdu vocabulary and speaking skills have improved. In addition to this you can check out some very good online bookstores as well;GOODWORD BOOKS AND IQRA BOOK CENTER. You can purchase Urdu reading material and some very good islamic activity books in Urdu. This way your child can learn about her language and religion in a very fun filled way. I hope this helps. Savera
Savera, very well said! The best way to evaluate if something is good for our children is by trying it for a short period of time. If you feel it is making a difference than you can continue and if not you can always cancel it.
I'm want my daughter to speak Urdu. She goes to daycare and speaks mainly English. Everyone at home, including me, speaks English. My husband doesn't want to speak Urdu with her. How can I teach her? Sometimes, I think it will be better to go to Pakistan and enroll her in school because I feel she will never learn here. I really need some advice.
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ReplyDeleteSorry for the late reply, but I was on vacation for the past two weeks.
Does your husband fear that your daughter may not end up learning English? The fact is that our children will learn English no matter what. They are exposed to multiple English speaking and learning sources hence, that will not be a problem. Therefore taking pride in teaching your own language should be the main focus.
Teaching children their mother tongue is a problem that every Pakistani parent confronts when living abroad. It is a difficult task- to instill Urdu language into your child's head, but it's not impossible!
I grew up abroad and from my personal experience and hordes of other parents, I can confidently say that, one is capable of teaching Urdu to children when residing away from home country.
There is no easy way or shortcut to achieve something-in order to reach one's goal, some form of discipline is always required. I would recommend that, you should try to create an atmosphere at home where your child is exposed to Urdu. To begin with, you and all your family members should speak Urdu at home and encourage your daughter to speak the language as well. Try to fit in some Urdu storybook time into your daily routine-read to her short storybooks for children in Urdu during bedtime for instance. If you have Asian channels at home then let her watch the Urdu-dubbed cartoons for half an hour and last but not least get her enrolled in the online Urdu learning program!!
Don't expect to see a change over night- remember, Rome was not built in a day! You will feel like cracking your head at times when your daughter replies back in English or refuses to speak Urdu, but eventually she will listen and talk, just remain persistent like you would in all other facets of life when disciplining your child.
Along with the aforementioned changes, I would strongly recommend that you try the online Urdu teaching website. My daughter is enrolled in the foundation program and she absolutely loves it. Her Urdu vocabulary and speaking skills have improved. In addition to this you can check out some very good online bookstores as well;GOODWORD BOOKS AND IQRA BOOK CENTER. You can purchase Urdu reading material and some very good islamic activity books in Urdu. This way your child can learn about her language and religion in a very fun filled way.
I hope this helps.
Savera
Savera, very well said! The best way to evaluate if something is good for our children is by trying it for a short period of time. If you feel it is making a difference than you can continue and if not you can always cancel it.
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